The Albanese government says the Trump administration should take heed of the thrashing of the Republican Party in the midterms and dump its economy-wide tariffs on imports, as both sides of Australian politics agreed the cost of living was the key reason for Wednesday’s rout.
With Donald Trump’s war against Iran and his imposition of tariffs driving up prices for US consumers, Trade Minister Don Farrell said Australia would redouble efforts to have the tariffs removed through discussions with his US counterpart Jamieson Greer and the US Ambassador David Brat.
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